Head of Solutions Engineering

3 days ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Onyx-Conseil Full time

Job Title: Head of Solutions Engineering

Salary: £70,400 to £94,100

Location: Cambridge, UK

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

We are seeking a Head of Solutions Engineering to work within our Academic Technology group. This senior leadership role offers an opportunity to shape the future of our digital products and services, impacting researchers, students, and lecturers globally. You will guide high performing engineering teams, champion innovation, and oversee solution design and implementation for a suite of online products generating over £70 million annually. Make a real difference in the future of academic publishing

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

The Head of Solutions Engineering will nurture technical excellence and ensure delivery of world-class academic content to global users. This will include:

  • Define and execute the technical strategy for digital products and services supporting our Academic publishing portfolio.
  • Head our solution design and engineering functions, delivering scalable and resilient technology systems.
  • Guide R&D initiatives, integrating emerging tech into our academic services.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

About you

We are seeking an experienced leader, passionate about academic publishing and technology innovation.

Key Qualifications:

  • Deep understanding of academic publishing, particularly in digital content workflows, peer review systems, and online distribution platforms.
  • Extensive experience in enterprise software development (Agile/DevOps), with great knowledge of software architecture and modern technology stacks.
  • Proven success in managing large-scale software projects and designing scalable, resilient solutions.

Key Skills:

  • Exceptional problem-solving and strategic shaping.
  • Effective communication, active listening, and stakeholder management.
  • A collaborative leader who fosters innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Proven experience guiding teams across distributed geographies, time zones and cultures.

If you are ready to shape the future of academic publishing technology, we'd love to hear from you

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Group personal pension scheme
  • Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
  • Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 5th January 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place shortly after in the new year.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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